Trump WH Tried, and Failed, to Keep Aide Rob Porter After Accusations of Wife-Beating Surfaced

[DonViejo]

Trump White House Tried, and Failed, to Keep Aide Rob Porter After Accusations of Wife-Beating Surfaced

Chief of Staff John Kelly fought for him to stay and options included taking ‘some time off.’

LACHLAN MARKAY
ASAWIN SUEBSAENG
02.07.18 3:40 PM ET

In the 24 hours before White House staff secretary Rob Porter resigned amid reports that he had been emotionally and physically abusive to two of his wives, the White House was ratcheting up a campaign in his defense.

President Donald Trump’s chief of staff John Kelly and press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders pushed back on the accusations, advancing a narrative that Porter was not just an honorable person but also indispensable to the West Wing’s operations.

By Wednesday morning, however, events had begun overtaking spin. The White House convened several small meetings to determine what was to be done about “Porter-gate,” as one senior White House official said. Among the options weighed included having Porter leave the White House, allowing him to weather the fallout, or encouraging him to take “some time off,” the official said. They settled on a departure, though two officials confirmed to The Daily Beast that Kelly, for his part, had implored Porter not to quit.

Another recently-resigned Trump aide said that there would be a “smooth transition” around Porter’s exit. But virtually nothing about the episode can be categorized as “smooth.”

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[Dark n Stormy Knight]

1. Sleaziest admin in modern history.

Nixon's crew of creeps got nothin' on these scumbags.

[TreasonousBastard]

2. Not for nuttin'-- I don't remember Al Franken beating up his wife...

but he has to go while they fight for Porter.

[Kirk Lover]

3. Can someone photo shop this guy wearing a white undershirt?

Ya know the tank top kind?

That would be fun to spread around twitter.

[Miigwech]

4. Beating a woman is a positive credential

for trump and co. Bannon is a wife beater, Lewandowski roughed up a woman reporter and is p**sy grabber ...

https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/22/corey-lewandowski-accused-touching-joy-villa-318420

“I said, if you’re busy, don’t worry about it, we don’t have to take a photo,” Villa recalled telling Lewandowski, who remains close with the president and attended a contentious Oval Office meeting on political strategy earlier this week. But Villa said another reveler pushed her toward him and she ended up standing next to him and posing for a picture, despite his seeming lack of interest.

“I’m wearing this silver suit and stretchy pants, and after the photo, he smacks my ass really hard,” Villa said. “It was completely demeaning and shocking.”

Not to mention the Disgust in Chief himself, trump

[Corgigal]

6. Villa remains close to the President.

A black woman? You're a prop, idiot. One day you're going to look back at this and cringe.

Your Russian President has a history of violence against women. Clue phone, pick it up.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. This is Hope Hicks' boyfriend.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5362823/Ex-wife-WH-aide-dating-Hope-Hicks-says-choked-her.html

[Corgigal]

7. Thanks.

Yo FBI. Timing is everything. Next, please.